<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Jay Ashworth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jra@baylink.com">jra@baylink.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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> From: "Tom Bongiorno" <<a href="mailto:two.bits.11@gmail.com">two.bits.11@gmail.com</a>><br>
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> Correct, the 17" rackmountable version is the only 6-tuner model. 17"<br>
> is a standard HT component width. It will require optional adapters to<br>
> actually mount in a rack.<br>
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> I am not sure that they would be able to sell one 6-tuner at $1000.<br>
> You can easily secure two 3-tuner models to a rackmount shelf for much less.<br>
> My guess would be the $400-$600 range.<br>
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</div>Mine too. And we generally call those ' 19" ' rackmount units, after<br>
the edge to edge size of the bracket in the EIA spec.<br>
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Far more than you wanted to know: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19-inch_rack</a><br>
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Cheers,<br>
-- jra<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>I see this all the time. Components that we use in our 19" racks are not 19" wide, but are rackmountable when using adapters. This is very common with switches and power strips.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Like I said, it will be 17" wide for HT component standards with optional adapters for a 19" rack.</div>